China: SWS Starts Its First PSV Construction Project

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS) held the Technical Clarification on Contract & Kick-Off Meeting for its PSV Project on June 18. The meeting marks official start of the PSV project along with official entrance of SLO into the offshore auxiliary vessel construction field, which was realized via product portfolio restructuring of SWS.

During the meeting, all branch managers respectively made brief introduction on the contract and business, technology, material procurement, construction milestones, cost control and other aspects of the project.

The top management required from the Design Department, Procurement and Supply Department to cooperate closely and pay close attention to carry out the preliminary design, material orders, and to strictly control the purchase costs along with all the remaining project stages abiding by the proven management mode of offshore engineering project system. All this will be done with the objective of creating favorable conditions for the construction of the first PSV.

All participants expressed that they would go all out to carry out the preparatory work for the project, and complete the issued project plans to ensure the key milestones of the project be implemented smoothly.

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SWS, July 9, 2013